Corporate Payroll

Thank you for visiting the System Payroll home page, a part of the HR Shared Services team. Paying our employees is our "Main thing". And for us to pay our employees, we rely on many time keepers and time entry systems through out the system. In order to help our employees get paid accurately, we've created many pages that will provide helpful information about how to enter time and ensure correct payment in a timely fashion. We hope you find what you are looking for. If not, please feel free to contact us at:

Phone (313) 874-9400

Fax       (313) 874-9110

e-mail payroll1@hfhs.org or the Payroll Shared Mailbox

System Payroll is located at One Ford Place, 4E, which is next to Human Resources. Our business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. We pay our employee's on a bi-weekly process. You can find our pay calendar in a link to the right. A pay period begins on a Sunday and ends on a Saturday, covering a two week period. Pay for the pay period runs Monday and Tuesday after the pay end date. Service Level Agreements:

• Corrections or adjustments: If you have any corrections or adjustments for the prior pay period, they must be submitted no later then 3 PM Friday before pay end in order for it to be processed for that pay period. 
• Time Entry:  We expect all time or exception time is entered and approved on Monday in order to ensure correct pay to each of our employees.
  • Optilink: Available until 12 noon Monday
  • Kronos: Available until 1 pm Monday
  • Time Entry: Available until 8 pm Monday

AVAILABLE ONLINE: As of January 1, Employee Self Service is the only way to set up or change your Direct Deposit, manage your tax exemptions, request W2 Reprints, or update any of your personal information.   You can log into Employee Self Service by clicking on the Sign into HR icon above.  Remember, you must have your user id which is your employee id and password when logging in.  If you do not have your password, you can call the IT Help Desk at (248) 853-4900 and they will reset your password for you.

 City of Detroit 1040NR (non-resident) employee letter - Managers can use this .pdf for employees working outside of the city of Detroit.